GB2462602B - Method and apparatus for towing offshore wind turbines - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for towing offshore wind turbines

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GB2462602B
GB2462602B GB0814648.2A GB0814648A GB2462602B GB 2462602 B GB2462602 B GB 2462602B GB 0814648 A GB0814648 A GB 0814648A GB 2462602 B GB2462602 B GB 2462602B
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wind turbines
offshore wind
towing
towing offshore
turbines
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Finn Gunnar Nielsen
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Priority to PCT/GB2009/001907 priority patent/WO2010018359A2/en
Priority to ES09784855.0T priority patent/ES2534241T3/es
Priority to EP09784855.0A priority patent/EP2318701B1/en
Priority to JP2011522545A priority patent/JP5468072B2/ja
Priority to CN200980138344.6A priority patent/CN102171446B/zh
Priority to BRPI0917983 priority patent/BRPI0917983B1/pt
Priority to KR1020117005859A priority patent/KR101478397B1/ko
Priority to US13/057,285 priority patent/US8770126B2/en
Priority to CA2733700A priority patent/CA2733700C/en
Priority to PT97848550T priority patent/PT2318701E/pt
Publication of GB2462602A publication Critical patent/GB2462602A/en
Priority to HK12101994.0A priority patent/HK1161330A1/xx
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B21/00—Tying-up; Shifting, towing, or pushing equipment; Anchoring
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D13/00—Assembly, mounting or commissioning of wind motors; Arrangements specially adapted for transporting wind motor components
    • F03D13/20—Arrangements for mounting or supporting wind motors; Masts or towers for wind motors
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B35/00—Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
    • B63B35/44—Floating buildings, stores, drilling platforms, or workshops, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B75/00—Building or assembling floating offshore structures, e.g. semi-submersible platforms, SPAR platforms or wind turbine platforms
    • B63B9/065—
    • F03D11/04—
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D13/00—Assembly, mounting or commissioning of wind motors; Arrangements specially adapted for transporting wind motor components
    • F03D13/10—Assembly of wind motors; Arrangements for erecting wind motors
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D13/00—Assembly, mounting or commissioning of wind motors; Arrangements specially adapted for transporting wind motor components
    • F03D13/40—Arrangements or methods specially adapted for transporting wind motor components
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2240/00—Components
    • F05B2240/90—Mounting on supporting structures or systems
    • F05B2240/95—Mounting on supporting structures or systems offshore
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/70—Wind energy
    • Y02E10/72—Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/70—Wind energy
    • Y02E10/727—Offshore wind turbines

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Architecture (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
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GB0814648.2A 2008-08-11 2008-08-11 Method and apparatus for towing offshore wind turbines Active GB2462602B (en)

Priority Applications (12)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0814648.2A GB2462602B (en) 2008-08-11 2008-08-11 Method and apparatus for towing offshore wind turbines
BRPI0917983 BRPI0917983B1 (pt) 2008-08-11 2009-08-03 método para mover uma turbina eólica flutuante, e, sistema de turbina eólica flutuante
US13/057,285 US8770126B2 (en) 2008-08-11 2009-08-03 Method and apparatus for towing offshore wind turbines
EP09784855.0A EP2318701B1 (en) 2008-08-11 2009-08-03 Method and apparatus for towing offshore wind turbines
JP2011522545A JP5468072B2 (ja) 2008-08-11 2009-08-03 沖合の風力タービンを曳航する方法及び装置
CN200980138344.6A CN102171446B (zh) 2008-08-11 2009-08-03 拖曳离岸风力涡轮机的方法和装置
PCT/GB2009/001907 WO2010018359A2 (en) 2008-08-11 2009-08-03 Method and apparatus for towing offshore wind turbines
KR1020117005859A KR101478397B1 (ko) 2008-08-11 2009-08-03 해안 윈드 터빈을 견인하는 방법 및 장치
ES09784855.0T ES2534241T3 (es) 2008-08-11 2009-08-03 Método y aparato para remolcar turbinas eólicas mar adentro
CA2733700A CA2733700C (en) 2008-08-11 2009-08-03 Method and apparatus for towing offshore wind turbines
PT97848550T PT2318701E (pt) 2008-08-11 2009-08-03 Processo e aparelho para rebocar turbinas eólicas offshore
HK12101994.0A HK1161330A1 (en) 2008-08-11 2012-02-28 Method and apparatus for towing offshore wind turbines

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GB2462602A GB2462602A (en) 2010-02-17
GB2462602B true GB2462602B (en) 2012-09-19

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US (1) US8770126B2 (pt)
EP (1) EP2318701B1 (pt)
JP (1) JP5468072B2 (pt)
KR (1) KR101478397B1 (pt)
CN (1) CN102171446B (pt)
BR (1) BRPI0917983B1 (pt)
CA (1) CA2733700C (pt)
ES (1) ES2534241T3 (pt)
GB (1) GB2462602B (pt)
HK (1) HK1161330A1 (pt)
PT (1) PT2318701E (pt)
WO (1) WO2010018359A2 (pt)

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EP2318701A2 (en) 2011-05-11
ES2534241T3 (es) 2015-04-20
KR101478397B1 (ko) 2014-12-31
BRPI0917983A2 (pt) 2015-11-17
JP2011530676A (ja) 2011-12-22
US20110179986A1 (en) 2011-07-28
BRPI0917983B1 (pt) 2019-12-10
EP2318701B1 (en) 2015-01-07
WO2010018359A2 (en) 2010-02-18
KR20110059613A (ko) 2011-06-02
US8770126B2 (en) 2014-07-08
PT2318701E (pt) 2015-04-22
WO2010018359A3 (en) 2010-12-16
GB2462602A (en) 2010-02-17
CA2733700C (en) 2015-07-07
CN102171446A (zh) 2011-08-31
CA2733700A1 (en) 2010-02-18
HK1161330A1 (en) 2012-08-24

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